The Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Review Procedures and Amendment) Regulations 1996

PART III Homelessness

Notification of review procedure

7.  Following a duly made request for a review under section 202, the authority shall—

(a) notify the applicant that he, or someone acting on his behalf, may make representations in writing to the authority in connection with the review; and

(b) if they have not already done so, notify the applicant of the procedure to be followed in connection with the review.

Procedure on a review

8.—(1) The authority shall—

(a) consider any representations made by the applicant or on his behalf; and

(b) carry out the review on the basis of the facts known to them at the date of the review.

(2) If the authority consider that there is an irregularity in the original decision, or in the manner in which it was made, but are minded nonetheless to make a decision which is against the interests of the applicant on one or more issues, the authority shall notify the applicant—

(a) that they are so minded and the reasons why; and

(b) that the applicant, or someone acting on his behalf, may make oral representations to the authority.

Amendment of the Allocation of Housing Regulations 1996

9.  In regulation 1 of the Allocation of Housing Regulations 1996(1) for “20th January 1997” there shall be substituted “1st April 1997”.

(1)

S.I. 1996/2753.